Unemployment Rate
4.1%
−0.2 ppdown, generally favorable YoY
Part-Time for Economic Reasons — Employment Level
Labor Market · BLS CPS · Monthly · National
Latest reading July 2026
4.80M
+2.63%up MoM
+2.45%up YoY
Key Stats
Latest4,804 thousandsJuly 2026
Prior Period4,681Jun 2026
Period Change+2.63%upMoM
Prior Year4,689Jul 2025
Year Change+2.45%upYoY
12-Mo High5,487Nov 2025
12-Mo Low4,396Feb 2026
3-Yr High5,487Nov 2025
3-Yr Low4,008Nov 2023
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations234Jan 2007 – Jul 2026
Related Market Measures
Job Economy Report
Employment Level
162.2M
−0.59%down, generally unfavorable YoY
Civilian Labor Force Level
169.1M
−0.77%down, mixed signal YoY
Labor Force Participation Rate
61.4%
−0.8 ppdown, generally unfavorable YoY
U-6 Labor Underutilization Rate
7.9%
0 pp YoY
Unemployment Level
6.92M
−4.90%down, generally favorable YoY
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
158.9M
+0.20%up, generally favorable YoY
Initial Claims
188,718
+9.69%up, generally unfavorable WoW
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Performance Overview
1 Month
+2.63%up
July 2026
3 Month
−2.79%down
since Apr 2026
1 Year
+2.45%up
YoY
3 Year
+19.8%up
since Jul 2023
5 Year
+7.83%up
since Jul 2021
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.